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Help young ladies be the “Belle of the Ball”by CORY GREENFIELD• Thu, Mar 24, 2011Hometown Weekly has decided to help give high school girls the night of their lives bybecoming a drop off site for Anton’s Cleaners “Belle of the Ball” campaign. For sevenyears, Anton’s Cleaners has been working to give those girls who cannot afford promdresses, the option to get one in order to attend one of the most significant nights ayoung girl can have.

Arthur Anton Jr. spoke about this cause and offered ways community members can lenda helping hand. “We started this after seeing something like it in another part ofcountry,” Anton Jr. said. “Due to the high costs of gowns a lot of students weren’t ableto go to their proms.” Anton Jr. decided there was a real need and he and his team feltthey had the amenities and the drive to be able to truly make a difference for so manyyoung women throughout Eastern, MA.

Anton Jr. added, “Being a cleaning business, we felt this was a good fit for ourcompany.”

With Belle of the Ball, women with gently used dresses from previous proms donatethem to any Anton’s Cleaners, Jordan’s Furniture stores or at our Hometown Weeklyoffices. From there, the dresses are collected and cleaned in time for the AnnualBoutique show on April 16.

According to Anton Jr., Anton’s Cleaners cleans and steams the dresses free of chargeto be in the best shape for the boutique. Belle of the Ball also provides shoes andaccessories along with the dresses.

Due to the fact that used shoes are not allowed, Belle of the Ball also accepts moneydonations through their website to buy new shoes and accessories for the young ladiesto wear. This is another way community members can get involved, even if they do nothave a dress to donate.

To become eligible to attend the April 16 boutique, girls must be either junior or seniorsin high school and must be recommended by someone (guidance counselor, teacher,religious organization representative, or a social service agency representative) in orderto ensure there will be enough dresses to fill the request of those who wish to attend.

For many girls, this is a chance of a lifetime, without this many young ladies wouldhave to miss out on their special occasion. During the boutique girls are able to try ondresses as well as have a personal shopper help them find the perfect accessories. Lastyear approximately 394 high school junior and seniors were able to find their dreamdress.

To donate or to learn more about this worthy organization, visitwww.antons.com/belle/index.html. To drop off a dress, visit any Anton’s Cleanerslocation, any Jordan’s Furniture Location, or you can donate your dresses at HometownWeekly, located at 29 Janes Ave Medfield, MA between the hours of 9-5 Monday-Friday.Dresses must be dropped off by March 31.

For more information please contact Emily Pilgrim at 508-359-2200 ext. 208.

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Hill Fashion Designer Donates Dresses to ‘Belle of theBall’April 5, 2011By Beacon Hill Times Staff

Beacon Hill fashion designer Cibeline Sariano (center) drops off dresses thatwere donated by local residents for Belle of the Ball. Receiving the dresses atAnton’s Cleaners at 37 Charles St. are store manager Katie Solari (left) andAnton’s Executive Vice President Arthur Anton Jr. Cibeline also donated 30dresses from her personal collection.

As one of Boston’s premier fashion designers, Cibeline Sariano has designed dresses for the Grammy Awards, theOscars, the Emmys and just about every other red-carpet event. She has seen the proud look of the rich and famousthat has showcased her fashion creations.

Sariano will see that look once again when she donates 30 gowns from her personal collection to the “Belle of theBall” boutique on April 16 in Boston. But this time those pleased looks will come from a completely different, andperhaps far more appreciative audience.

Sponsored by Anton’s Cleaners and now in its seventh year, the “Belle of the Ball” gives more than 350 high schoolgirls the opportunity to choose a free gown so they can attend their prom. The donated gowns are cleaned withoutcharge by Anton’s Cleaners and put on display at the boutique, where high school girls who have been referred bytheir high school guidance counselors and social service agencies get to choose a prom dress, as well as jewelry andshoes.

Sariano is now inher 10th year as afashion designerand third as the owner of the boutique, located at 120 Charles St.

She credits her parents and grandparents for helping to develop her talent, which lead her to study fashion design atSyracuse University. Since then, she has launched a career that has taken her around the world to Hong Kong, Italyand New York, where she has collaborated with several world-renowned designers, including Calvin Klein, RichardTyler and Liz Claiborne.

But rubbing well-dressed elbows with the giants of the fashion world has never dimmed her desire to help out thoseless fortunate in her own city. And when Sariano learned what Belle of the Ball means each year to hundreds of girlswho would otherwise miss their prom because they can’t afford to buy a prom dress, she immediately steppedforward. She recently opened her Beacon Hill boutique as a drop-off for Beacon Hill residents who wanted to donatetheir own gowns, and then made the decision to donate 30 dresses from her personal collection, valued at over$10,000.

“I donated dresses that I felt were age appropriate and with a style I knew these girls would feel good wearing,”Sariano said. “I think they will find these styles very exciting, especially when they unzip the dresses and see that allthe linings are a vibrant pop color, which is my signature.”

And if donating dresses wasn’t enough, Sariano will also be at the Belle of the Ball boutique, where she hasvolunteered as a seamstress to make sure the gowns the girls select, whether her own dresses or others, fit just right.

“I am excited to be part of this great cause,” Sariano said. “I look forward to using what others have taught me overthe years to help these young women look their very best on prom night.”

Cibeline Sariano is online at cibelinesariano.com. For more information on Belle of the Ball, visitwww.antons.com/belle.

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